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Panners dig up Chiadzwa graves
Cheeky illegal diamond miners have reportedly invaded and dug up some graves in search of the precious stone in Chiadzwa. This came out during a meeting of traditional leaders in Chiadzwa last...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 07:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
3 Chiadzwa panners die in mine shaft collapse
THREE illegal diamond miners died in Chiadzwa on Wednesday night after a mine shaft they were working on at a Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) field reportedly collapsed.Manicaland...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
4 up for stealing diamonds
FOUR suspected rifle-wielding armed robbers appeared in court facing accusations of stealing diamond ore in Chiadzwa where Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) is operating. Foaster Mu...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 06:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Diamonds boss admits Marange diamond looting
ZIMBABWE Consolidation Diamond Company (ZCDC)'s chief executive officer, Morris Mpofu, has claimed that some of his subordinates were working in cahoots with illegal diamond miners to steal the gems f...Published: 05 Jun 2018 at 07:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chihuri, Chombo, Mpofu summoned to Parliament
HOME Affairs minister Obert Mpofu, former Finance minister Ignatius Chombo and ex-police boss Augustine Chihuri have been summoned to appear before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and E...Published: 20 Mar 2018 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Relief for arrested foreign nationals
Twenty one foreign nationals and prominent local rights activist Farai Maguwu were yesterday spared jail by a Mutare magistrate who fined them for trespassing following their arrest on Friday for hold...Published: 12 Nov 2017 at 16:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Three illegal diamond miners killed in Marange
The bodies of three illegal miners were recovered in the Marange diamond fields last month amid a fresh diamond rush, Mines minister Walter Chidakwa has told the Senate.Chidakwa told senators ...Published: 03 Oct 2017 at 13:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Four illegal diamond miners drown in Chiadzwa
FOUR illegal diamond panners who trespassed into the protected Chiadzwa diamond fields drowned in a dam on Monday night following a chase by Zimbabwe Consolidate Diamond Company (Pvt) Ltd (ZCDC) secur...Published: 25 Aug 2017 at 10:21hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
Court overturns ban of commemoration of Chiadzwa brutal crackdown
The court has overturned a Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) ban of a meeting organised by the Chiadzwa Community Development Trust (CCDT) to commemorate events that took place in their community d...Published: 19 Oct 2016 at 17:52hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
15 illegal diamond miners feared dead in Chiadzwa:
15 illegal diamond panners in Chiadzwa are feared dead after a heap of ore fell on them as they were engaging in illegal mining activities in the early hours of today.So far three have been co...Published: 02 Mar 2016 at 16:47hrs | | by Staff Reporter
MDC-T pledges to trim the army
Harare - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC-T party on Saturday pledged to trim the army and ensure a free society if it wins upcoming general elections."The size of the army must be ratio...Published: 19 May 2013 at 06:33hrs | | by AFP
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